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Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy❤
No. of Recommendations: 8
Apparently some stations can safely call opinions news and fill the news with opinions - but not all.
Shortly after CBS announced the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s late-night talk show — a move Carr publicly celebrated — Trump suggested that “Next up will be an even less talented Jimmy Kimmel.”
The Center for American Rights, which has previously lodged bias complaints against NBC, ABC and CBS, on Wednesday filed a complaint with the FCC over Kimmel’s comments, writing that “it is no defense to say that Kimmel was engaging in satire or late-night comedy rather than traditional news.”
The ABC late-night host’s remarks constituted “the sickest conduct possible,” FCC chair Brendan Carr told right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson on Wednesday. Carr suggested his FCC could move to revoke ABC affiliate licenses as a way to force Disney to punish Kimmel.
As of today, Disney’s ABC is taking Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show off the air indefinitely amid a controversy over his recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer.
In honor of their 41st anniversary we are finally seeing the realization of the Ministry of Truth (propaganda and historical revision), the Ministry of Love (law, order, and torture). I guess no news is good news but at some TV stations you have to check your First Amendment at the door.
Jimmy Fallon and Rachel Maddow had better clean up their acts.
Jeff
No. of Recommendations: 8
The Center for American Rights,
Shouldn't that be "Center for denial of American rights"? No? They don't see the irony staring at them? More "double think", just like "religious freedom" laws, that allow religion to be rammed down people's throats.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 0
Most mornings I drop off DD at school, do my outdoor walk, and do coffee at Dunkin. Usually run an errand or two and I call Wifey who by then is out of bed and about to do tea and we chit chat and maybe spend a few moments on political headlines. Wifey was never into politics like we are here -- but she usually liked Republicans.
She voted Dem in the last local election and is literally volunteering to stuff envelopes for local Dems these days.
Anyhow e were talking, I was stating my thoughts that if the kid situation was different, or if I wasn't unsure of how to establish them professionally - we'd be doing vacations in Chile, Portugal, Thailland and elsewhere for purposes of settling elsewhere. And I was stating how disappointed I am at the stuff going on, and how i thought the scary stuff would not happen under Trump and that it was just rhetoric.
Later in the day Wifey and i talked - decided - no more political talk on the cell phone especially when it's anti Trump or anti MAGA.
Who knows nowadays who is listening.
On other forums - it's been a long long time since i've said bad things about China. A forum or two where my real name is used I stopped criticizing MAGA a short while ago too.
Things are changing.
And i still say - the 2020's are the good ol' days.
No. of Recommendations: 0
She voted Dem in the last local election and is literally volunteering to stuff envelopes for local Dems these days.
Does that envelop stuffing gig put her name on a list?
In Michigan, you do not register to vote by party affiliation. But, I decided to volunteer to be a polling place worker, in 2018. To work at a polling place, I did need to declare a party affiliation. A few years ago, I stopped in at the township clerk's office to ask how long they retain that record, because I realized it was a mistake to leave footprints. iirc, I received a letter inviting me to be a polling place worker again, last year. If I don't receive such a letter next year, I'll probably have been purged from their system, due to inactivity, and safe.
An official from MSF was on the news, again, last night, condemning Israel's actions in Gaza. I stopped donating to MSF several years ago, but I, apparently, have not been deleted from their list yet, as I still receive mailings. So, when MSF is prosecuted for being "antisemitic", there is another footprint I left.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 0
Shit, that's a good point i never thought of that.
So far i think the only communication is email -- yes of course someone can buy or get an email list but so far, there's no official entities involved.
An older woman who loves in an older folks neighborhood organizes it in her house, and some yentas 50+ sort of just show up 1-3 hours and do the envelopes or whatever is asked to do.
